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    Is music the answer to the world's problems?

    A tragedy happens and a group of musicians get to together and create a song about it. Is this really for a good cause or just a money-making, publicity scheme?

    Recently there was the release of the "Never in our lifetime" single by SA musicians coming together to support the fight against xenophobia.

    LIVE dedicated a single, "Overcome" to victims of the 9/11 tragedy.

    We have the Live Earth concerts that are supposed to help create awareness about being eco-conscious and eco-friendly yet attendees seem to care more about who's on the performance line-up.

    Are these music industry responses to tragedies and human failures really effective or do they have ulterior motives?

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